Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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