Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to understand these significant new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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