Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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