Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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