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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Moocs Education