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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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