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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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