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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these open education undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)