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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yemen to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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