Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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