Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning enable students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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