Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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