Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education endeavours. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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