Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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