Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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