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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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