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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Course University