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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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