Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning technology enable people all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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