Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning are empowering learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scientists want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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