Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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