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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in electronic education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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