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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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