Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scholars want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Education