Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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