Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Course (MOOC) Program