Find out more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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