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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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