Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology enable humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes 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 Definition