Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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