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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology have enabled learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Armenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (moocs)