Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education are providing the means for humans all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guadeloupe to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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