Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Yemen to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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