Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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