Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in digital education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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