Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yemen to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education undertakings. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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