Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning enable people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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