Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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