Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ross Dependency to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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