Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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