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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses The Mooc Revolution