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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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