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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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