Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning have enabled students all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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