Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Professors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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