Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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