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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online education have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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