Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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