Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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