Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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