Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Moocs