Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Course (MOOC) Program