Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology enable humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like India to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Resources