Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in digital education technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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