Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Seychelles to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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