Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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