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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses Free