Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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