Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to understand these new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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