Find out more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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