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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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