Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Togo to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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