Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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