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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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