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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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