Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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