Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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