Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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