Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs Books