Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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