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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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