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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning have empowered students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Course