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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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