Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in technology-enhanced learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to understand these open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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