Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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