Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology enable humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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