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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning have enabled students all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Learning