Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open education ventures. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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