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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in online education are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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