Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Electronic Educational Technology