Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning enable students in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yemen to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Books