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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education