Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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