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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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