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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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