Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. People want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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