Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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