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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Moocs Definition