Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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