Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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