Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mayotte to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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