Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sudan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also studies the 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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