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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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