Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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