Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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