Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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