Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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