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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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