Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning technology enable students all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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