Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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