Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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