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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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