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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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