Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tunisia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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