Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education make it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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