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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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