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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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