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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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