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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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