Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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