Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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