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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Electronic Educational Technology