Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also explores 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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