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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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