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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Instructional Design