Find out more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs Educational Courses