Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Resources