Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)