Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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