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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are considering now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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