Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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