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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.

MOOCs and Open Education is a new edited collection that explores the subject of open education resources and massive open online courses. Today's advancements in online teaching technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are massive because they do not have a limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are called open because MOOCs were originally an idea from the Open Education community. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation.

Distance learning services have improved so rapidly that e-learning organizations must deal with a variety of new issues. How can educators deal with student motivation and high dropout rates? How can learners ensure that the educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models do organizations like Coursera, edX, MITx, Udemy, and Udacity use for these massive open online courses? How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses meets an acceptable level of quality? How can quality standards be defined and maintained?

As digital learning services become more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics, researchers, public servants and numerous other participants want to find out what the outcomes of these new open education ventures are going to be. How can massive open online courses be improved?

To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education examines open education resource topics including massive open online courses . This open education book also addresses the controversies associated with these free MOOC courses. This edited collection shares new research findings and provides pragmatic recommendations. For more information please visit http://routledge-ny.com/books/details...