Learn more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online education are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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