Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Educational Moocs