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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions must deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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