Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these compelling new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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