Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology have empowered learners all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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