Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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