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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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