Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Online Education