Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also describes the major 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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