Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in digital education technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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