Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better perceive these important new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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