Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in digital education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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