Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. People want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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