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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education