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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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