Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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