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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning are enabling learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses