Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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