Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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