Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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