Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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