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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online learning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Qatar to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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