Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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