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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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