Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better perceive these fascinating new open education undertakings. Students want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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