Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massive open online courses? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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