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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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