Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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