Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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