Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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