Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to understand these new open education initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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