Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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