Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources