Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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