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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (moocs)