Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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