Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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