Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yemen to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Academics want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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