Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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