Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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