Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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