Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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