Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these intriguing new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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