Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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