Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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