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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning are empowering learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Abkhazia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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