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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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