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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education