Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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