Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Online Learning