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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily 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 numerous subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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