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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Educational Technology