Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other participants need to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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