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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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