Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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