Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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