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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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