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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education initiatives. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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