Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in digital education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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