Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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