Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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