Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

E-learning Theory