Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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