Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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