Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sudan to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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