Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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