Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in elearning have enabled learners all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these MOOCs? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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