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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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