Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning enable people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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