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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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