Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning have empowered students in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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