Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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