Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning are enabling humans all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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