Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in elearning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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