Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs