Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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