Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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