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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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