Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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