Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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