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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in online learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education