Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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