Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are generally 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 many issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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