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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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