Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs Definition