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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

E-learning