Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Learning