Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. 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 classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. People want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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