Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in digital education technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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