Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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