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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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