Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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