Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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