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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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