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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also considers 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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