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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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