Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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