Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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