Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in digital education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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