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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Aruba to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Educational Research