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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are considering today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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