Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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