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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Education Resources Book