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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses