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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also studies the major 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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