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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guyana to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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