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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning make it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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