Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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