Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in digital education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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