Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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