Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Online Educational Moocs