Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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