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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better understand these open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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