Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources