Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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