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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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