Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better grasp these important new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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