Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning enable students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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