Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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