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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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