Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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