Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in elearning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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