Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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