Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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