Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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