Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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