Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Cape Verde to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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