Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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