Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)