Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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