Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning have enabled learners all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses