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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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