Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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