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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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