Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these open education ventures. People want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Education