Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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