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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational MOOCs