Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)