Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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