Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. People want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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