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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in online learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs Educational Courses