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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Resources (OER)