Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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