Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open education undertakings. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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