Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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