Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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