Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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