Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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