Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology enable learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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