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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also describes the most important 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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