Learn more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Resources (OER)