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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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