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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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