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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always 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 e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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