Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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