Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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