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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology enable people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open educational ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Course