Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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