Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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