Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education technology make it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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