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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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