Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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