Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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