Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these open educational initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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