Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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