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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Montenegro to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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