Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online learning are empowering learners all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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