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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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