Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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