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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education are providing the means for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Comoros to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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