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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better understand these open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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