Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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