Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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