Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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