Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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