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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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