Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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