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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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