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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better comprehend these open education experiments. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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