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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Online Education Moocs