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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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