Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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