Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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