Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Cayman Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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