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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Education