Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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