Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in digital education technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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