Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Romania to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)