Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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