Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Belize to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these open education ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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