Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online education technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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