Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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