Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic education technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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