Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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