Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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