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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in digital education technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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