Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Slovenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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