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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for students 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 several issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. People want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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