Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to consider today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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