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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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