Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in digital education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOCs 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 issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better perceive these important new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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