Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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