Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in elearning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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