Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology enable learners all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Central African Republic to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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