Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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