Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in online learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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