Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the 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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