Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education initiatives. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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