Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bermuda to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs For College Credit