Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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