Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic educational technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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