Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in digital education technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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