Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Practices