Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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