Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in elearning have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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