Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology are empowering learners all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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