Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Trainers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Resources Policy