Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Books