Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cook Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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