Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses Definition