Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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