Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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