Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education ventures. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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