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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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