Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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