Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to consider now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)