Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like McHenry County College to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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