Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Albania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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