Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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