Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning enable students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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