Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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