Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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