Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic education technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open educational initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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