Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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