Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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