Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses