Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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