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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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