Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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