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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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