Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Belize to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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