Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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