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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Luxembourg to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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