Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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