Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources