Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Azerbaijan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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