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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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