Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Gabon to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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