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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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