Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in digital education technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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