Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning are empowering people all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Learning Theory (education)