Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning have empowered learners all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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