Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Moldova to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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