Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education technology make it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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