Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education are empowering students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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