Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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