Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning enable people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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