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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in online learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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