Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)