Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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