Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Education