Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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