Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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