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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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