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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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