Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic educational technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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