Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The Bahamas to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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