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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning have enabled learners all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Reunion to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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