Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better understand these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major 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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