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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in elearning are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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