Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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