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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources