Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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