Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Jersey to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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