Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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