Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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