Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions must deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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