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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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