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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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