Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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