Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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