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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Books