Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning are empowering people all over the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Learning