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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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