Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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