Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Belize to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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