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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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