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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Book