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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning technology are empowering students all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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