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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic education technology have empowered learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students 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 quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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