Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology enable learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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