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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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