Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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