Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in online learning have enabled humans all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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