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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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