Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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