Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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