Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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