Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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