Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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