Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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