Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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