Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important 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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