Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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