Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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