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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning enable students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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