Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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