Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning have enabled learners all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Iraq to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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