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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to understand these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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