Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)