Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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