Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning have enabled people all over the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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