Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs Courses