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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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