Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Iraq to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these open education endeavours. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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