Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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