Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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