Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning enable students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Book