Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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