Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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