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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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