Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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