Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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