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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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