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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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