Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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