Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Learning Theory (education)