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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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