Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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