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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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