Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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