Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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