Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Learning Theory (education)