Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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