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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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