Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Book