Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Moldova to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Moocs