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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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