Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning have enabled students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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