Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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