Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education initiatives. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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