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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Students want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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