Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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