Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mozambique to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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