Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Comoros to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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