Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Aland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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