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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

ELearning