Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are considering now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (moocs)