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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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