Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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