Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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