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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these fascinating new open education initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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