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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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