Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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