Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online learning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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