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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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