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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning enable people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Slovakia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open education experiments. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs List