Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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