Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Moldova to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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