Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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