Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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