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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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