Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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