Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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