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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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