Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Open Source