Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online education have empowered people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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