Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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