Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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