Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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