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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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