Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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