Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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