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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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