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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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