Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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