Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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