Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like San Marino to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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