Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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