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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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