Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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