Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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