Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Albania to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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