Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Learning Theory (education)