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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mozambique to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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