Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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