Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in online learning enable people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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