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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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