Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in digital education technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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