Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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